Production Director

Senior Production Leadership Opportunity

Join a highly successful and innovative manufacturing business in North Yorkshire to support continued growth and development. This senior leadership position focuses on leading the production function, ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently, to required quality standards, and within agreed timescales. You will play a key role in shaping production strategy, improving operational efficiency, and ensuring the business has the people, resources, processes, and capacity required to support its ongoing growth.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting directly to the Managing Director, you will provide leadership and oversight across the full production lifecycle, from project inception through to final delivery. Your core duties include:

• Leading and developing the Production Management team and wider production function.
• Setting and delivering the production strategy, driving efficiency and continuous improvement.
• Overseeing the planning, build, and timely delivery of multiple projects.
• Ensuring production capacity, resources, and facilities are aligned with the commercial pipeline.
• Working closely with Sales and other senior leaders to ensure projects are realistically planned and production capacity is effectively managed.
• Managing internal and external production resources, including subcontractors and suppliers.
• Ensuring projects are delivered to the required quality, health & safety, and environmental standards.
• Providing senior leadership and support throughout project delivery, including onsite where required.
• Developing people, succession planning, and building a high-performing production team.
• Identifying opportunities to improve processes, productivity, and the overall way the business operates.
• Providing regular reporting and insight to the Board on production performance and project delivery.

Profile of the Ideal Candidate

We are seeking an experienced leader, such as a Production Director, Head of Production, Operations Director, or senior Production Manager, who has operated within a complex, project-led manufacturing environment. You must be a strong people leader with the ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on operational delivery. The ideal candidate will have experience of:

• Leading production teams within a project-led or bespoke manufacturing environment.
• Managing multiple projects and competing production priorities.
• Improving production efficiency, capacity, and processes.
• Working closely with Sales and other functions to align operational capability with business growth.
• Managing internal teams alongside external suppliers and subcontractors.
• Driving a positive culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Most importantly, you will be a credible and engaging leader who can bring structure, pace, and accountability to a growing production operation.

Compensation and Benefits

• Salary range of £90,000 - £110,000 depending on experience.
• Performance-related bonus.
• Wider benefits package.

The Opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity for a senior production or operations leader to join a business with ambitious plans and have a genuine influence on its future direction. The successful candidate will not simply be responsible for running production; they will play a key role in developing the production strategy, strengthening the team, improving operational performance, and supporting the continued growth of the wider business.